It’s been a while since my last post on this blog. The last two months have been filled with work, work and even more work. But that’s a good thing! My days are almost completely filled with WordPress development and I’m pretty confident that even the last few hours of the week that aren’t filled with WordPress yet, will be too soon.
Since WordCamp Netherlands (where I spoke about plugin development), I’ve noticed that the WordPress community is a community which I love to be part of. In the past years I’ve been working in many open source communities. But once I got into WordPress, the other communities look like just another computer club.
Being part of the WordPress community is different. I notice that I’m really looking forward to a new release – breathtaking moments every time the active tickets counter in Trac hits 0, feel proud of our community once the new release is there. It almost feels like a family, scattered all over the globe.
The more effort, time and dedication I invest in my WordPress work, the more I get back from the community. People are genuinely interested in what everyone is working on. And it all comes down to improving our favorite open source project.
I love this community too, and it certainly does feel like a family — I can’t echo that enough, really. It’s a great feeling. Glad to hear things are going so well. Of all the people I met in NL, your ambition really stood out. Until next time!